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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-05-07 09:46 AM

TO THE MOUNTAINTOP
Virginia Salter

I ascended the mountaintop seeking Your face
and, yes, You were there
in the majesty of purple peaks and emerald evergreens

I strolled along the seashore to hear Your mighty roar of power
and, yes, You were there
in the rhythm of the surf as it bombasted and ebbed the beach

I walked among the leaves of green of the majestic forest
and, again, You were there
in the steepled height of tamarack, Douglas fir and pine

I looked into the heavens following the rain
Your wonderful promise
was a spectrum of colors before my eyes

I descended into the valleys where stream beds teemed with life
and found Your awesome presence
in every element I could see

I rested in my own backyard and much to my surprise
Your loving presence and wondrous peace
had been there all along waiting to restore, renew
that I might sing Your song.

© May 7, 2000

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

1 posted 2001-05-07 10:10 AM

Awesome imagery! Rainbows are one thing I miss here in the North. I don't get to see them. Though in Colorado I was blessed all the time after a rain, and usually we'd have not only one, but most of the time a double rainbow would appear. They're most beautiful!

Good job pointing out that God is everywhere, in everything. Awesome poem!!

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I know not what the future holds,
but I know Who holds the future.

I don't question YOUR existance - GOD

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

2 posted 2001-05-07 01:42 PM

Very well done. Joyce

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

3 posted 2001-05-08 12:28 PM

Lovely imagery and message! Good work!

Betty Lou Hebert

2dalimit
Member Elite

since 2000-02-08

Posts 2228
Mississippi coast

4 posted 2001-05-09 07:22 AM

YES! And thank you. HE is everywhere.
Melton

Songbird
Member Elite

since 1999-12-15

Posts 2184
Missouri

5 posted 2001-05-09 09:06 AM

This is wonderful way of saying God is everywhere, especially when he resides within your heart!

BSC

Moderator

Member Elite

since 2000-02-04

Posts 2919
New York, USA

6 posted 2001-05-09 11:18 AM

What a beautiful picture you have brushed with your words in this VAS, simply lovely. Bonnie

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

7 posted 2001-05-10 04:59 PM

VAS

Your poem's imagery was spectacular... Yes... but, the message that God can be found in the simple touched my heart. To know that He can be found in my own back yard thrills me.

Bob <><

LoveAll
Member

since 2000-05-24

Posts 148
B'dale, USA

8 posted 2001-05-13 08:21 PM

This is so beautiful! I love the pictures you paint. It is so comforting to know that we don't have to go to the ends of the earth to find God- He is with us the whole time! Thank u for sharing!
God Bless and Keep Smiling

Stacey

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. ~Gal. 5:6

Mabel A. Dilley
Senior Member

since 2001-03-17

Posts 859
Seattle, WA, USA

9 posted 2001-05-13 09:29 PM

I love the confirmation that our grace is with us always wherever we may tread. Good work.

"I am not now that which I have been."

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